Sirasa TV explained

Sirasa TV
සිරස TV
Logo Alt:Sirasa TV logo
Launch Date:1998
Picture Format:576i SDTV
Network:MTV Channel
Owner:Capital Maharaja
Key People:Asoka Dias(Director)
Country:Sri Lanka
Language:Sinhalese
Headquarters:Colombo
Sister Channels:TV 1
Shakthi TV
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Sirasa TV is a digital, terrestrial television network in Sri Lanka. It is the sister channel of 'TV 1' (Previously MTV Channel and MTV Sports) which was established in 1992. Sirasa TV was started in 1998 as a sister to its radio network Sirasa FM. Sirasa TV is owned by the Sri Lankan business conglomerate, Capital Maharaja Group together with Gregson Holdings Ltd. Since then, another multi-national company - International Media Management - has also invested in MTV. It broadcasts its programs mainly in Sinhala.

Attacks

2009 New Year Attack and assassination

Fifteen masked gunmen stormed the studio and transmission complex and destroyed the main control room of the group on 6 January 2009.[1] [2] Investigations revealed that a Claymore mine was used for the attack.[3] Critics and observers linked the attack to the controversial reporting that was adopted in relation to the capture of Kilinochchi by Government Forces.[4] Opposition political parties and associated media organizations accused the government of being responsible for the attack.

Programs

Teledramas[5]

TypeCurrentFinished
OriginalKiya Denna Adare Tharam (KDAT)Sinhala; Sinhalese: කියා දෙන්න ආදරේ තරම්Daam Sinhala; Sinhalese: දාම්
Sakuge Lokaya Sinhala; Sinhalese: සකූගේ ලෝකය
Salamal Aramaya Sinhala; Sinhalese: සල් මල් ආරාමය
Sanda Tharu Mal Sinhala; Sinhalese: සද තරු මල්
Wow Madam Sinhala; Sinhalese: Wow මැඩම්Hitha Laga Hinahuna Sinhala; Sinhalese: හිත ලග හිනැහුනා
Api Ape Sinhala; Sinhalese: අපි අපේ
Ras Sinhala; Sinhalese: රැස්
Helankada Sinhala; Sinhalese: හේලන්කඩ
SooryawanshayaSinhala; Sinhalese: සූර්‍ය වංශය
Sakkarang Sinhala; Sinhalese: සක්කාරං
Neela PabaluSinhala; Sinhalese: නීල පබළුMini Gan Dela Sinhala; Sinhalese: මිනි ගං දෑල
Ado Sinhala; Sinhalese: අඩෝ
Oba Nisa Sinhala; Sinhalese: ඔබ නිසා
Salsapuna Sinhala; Sinhalese: සල් සපුනා
CircuskarayoSinhala; Sinhalese: සර්කස්කාරයෝUthum Pathum Sinhala; Sinhalese: උතුම් පැතුම්
Pahasara Sinhala; Sinhalese: පැහැසරා
Yes Boss Sinhala; Sinhalese: යස් බොස්
Nonawaruni MahatwaruniSinhala; Sinhalese: නෝනාවරුනි මහත්වරුනි
ChandoliSinhala; Sinhalese: චන්දෝලි
DubbedImlie as ImlieSinhala; Sinhalese: ඉම්ලිThe Last Empress as AgraSinhala; Sinhalese: අග්‍රා2018 South Korean television series
Descendants of the Sun as HimantharaSinhala; Sinhalese: හිමන්තරා2016 South Korean television series
Dushman as Sujatha Sinhala; Sinhalese: සුජාත
Diya Aur Baati Hum as SwapnaSinhala; Sinhalese: ස්වප්නාIndian television soap opera
Kadın as Kisa Sinhala; Sinhalese: කිසා2017 Turkish television series
Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Praveena 1 / Praveena 2 Sinhala; Sinhalese: ප්‍රවීනාIndian Hindi-language television series
Kavach as PremayudhaSinhala; Sinhalese: ප්‍රේමායුධIndian TV series
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Mahagedara Sinhala; Sinhalese: මහගෙදරIndian drama television series
My Love from the Star as Anathayen Aa Tharu KumaraSinhala; Sinhalese: අනන්තයෙන් ආ තරු කුමරා2013–2014 South Korean television series
Naagin as Prema DadayamaSinhala; Sinhalese: ප්‍රේම දඩයමIndian Hindi-language supernatural fiction series
Pinocchio (2014 TV series) as Ikkai MaaiSinhala; Sinhalese: ඉක්කයි මායිSouth Korean television series
Secret Garden (South Korean TV series) as Me Adambarakari Sinhala; Sinhalese: මේ ආඩම්බරකාරි2010 South Korean TV series
Shanti as Shanthi Sinhala; Sinhalese: ශාන්තිIndian TV series
as Yawes Lu KumaraSinhala; Sinhalese: යවෙස් ලූ කුමරා2017 South Korean television series
Ye Hai Mohabbatein as Me AadarayaiSinhala; Sinhalese: මේ ආදරයයිIndian TV series

International Reality TV Shows

!Show Name!Show Type!Number of Seasons (As of 2024)
Sirasa Lakshapathi[6] (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire)Quiz Show10
5 Million Money Drop[7] (The Million Pound Drop)Game show2 (Currently Season 2 is on Air)
The Voice Sri Lanka (The Voice (franchise))Reality / Singing Competition2
The Voice Teens[8] (The Voice (franchise))Reality / Singing Competition2
The Voice Kids (The Voice (franchise))Reality / Singing Competition1
Sri Lanka's Got Talent (Got Talent)Talent show1

Other Reality TV Shows

!Show Name!Show Type!Number of Seasons (As of 2024)
Sirasa SuperstarReality / Singing Competition7
Sirasa Dancing StarsReality / Dancing Competition3
Sirasa Film Star1
Sirasa Pentathlon[9] Quiz Show2
Sirasa Junior Super StarReality / Singing Competition2
Sirasa Kumariya2
Sirasa Platinum AwardsReality / Award Ceremony1
Elephant House Super Hero[10] Talent show2

Cartoons

Cartoons Broadcast on Sirasa TV!Original!Broadcast as!Language
Asterix the GaulSinhala; Sinhalese: සූර පප්පා | Soora PappaSinhala
Avengers AssembleAvengers
Baby FolliesSinhala; Sinhalese: තොත්ත බබාලා |Thoththa Babala
BatmanBatman
Boule et Bill (2004)Sinhala; Sinhalese: බිලියයි බඩියයි | Billy & Buddy|-|Boule et Bill (2015)|Sinhala; Sinhalese: බව්ව මල්ලි | Bawwa Malli|-|Dennis the Menace|Sinhala; Sinhalese: දගයා | Dagaya|-|Droopy, Master Detective|Droopy and Dripple|-|Duck Dodgers|Duck Dodgers|-|Gattu Battu|Sinhala; Sinhalese: මරු ඩබලක් | Maru Dabalak|-|Guardians of the Galaxy|Guardians of the Galaxy|-|Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.|Hulk|-||Iron Man|-|Kissyfur|Sinhala; Sinhalese: පැංචා | Pancha|-|Kung Fu Masters of the Zodiac|Sinhala; Sinhalese: රාශි චක්‍රය | Rashi Chakraya
LéonardSinhala; Sinhalese: ජස්ටින් සහ ටෙස්ටින් | Justin & Testing
Sinhala; Sinhalese: කවුද බෝයි | Kauda Boy|-|Marvel's Spider-Man| rowspan="2" |Spiderman|-|Ultimate Spider-Man|-||Sinhala; Sinhalese: රතු පැංචි | Rathu Panchi|-|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!| rowspan="2" |Sinhala; Sinhalese: ස්කූබි ඩූ | Scooby Doo|-|A Pup Named Scooby-Doo|-|Sonic the Hedgehog|Sinhala; Sinhalese: සොනික් | Sonic
Sinhala; Sinhalese: අපි රජ ඉබ්බෝ | Api Raja Ibbo|-|The Adventures of Tintin|Sinhala; Sinhalese: ටිං ටිං | Tin Tin|-|The Flintstones |Sinhala; Sinhalese: ගිරිපුර ඇත්තෝ | Giripura Aththo
Sinhala; Sinhalese: ගාර්ෆීල්ඩ් | Garfield|-|Tom and Jerry|Tom and Jerry|-|The Inspector (Pink Panther)| rowspan="2" |Pink Panther|-|The Pink Panther Show|-|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show|Supiri Mariyo|-|The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries|The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries|-|The Silver Brumby|Sinhala; Sinhalese: රිදී අශ්වයා | Ridee Ashwaya|-|The Wind in the Willows|Sinhala; Sinhalese: මන්ඩුක භවන | Manduka Bavana
YakariSinhala; Sinhalese: යකාරි | Yakari|}

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713184104/http://www.lankaenews.com/English/news.php?id=6933 . 2011-07-13 .
  2. http://news.nidahasa.com/news.php?go=fullnews&newsid=657
  3. News: Gunmen raid Sri Lanka TV station. 6 January 2009.
  4. Web site: Sri Lanka Breaking News-Daily Mirror Online . 2010-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090309021837/http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=37161 . 2009-03-09 .
  5. Web site: Drama – Sirasa TV . 2023-02-02 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Sirasa to make Millionaires . 29 December 2019 . Sunday Times.
  7. Web site: 2022-08-18 . The story of 5 million winning dreams . 2022-09-08 . සරසවිය.
  8. Web site: 2020-08-02 . Hashen Dulanjana wins 'The Voice Teens SL' . 2023-01-31 . classifylanka.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: Pentathlon Sinhala Sirasa, Sri Lankan, Thrimana TV, Latest . 2023-01-31 . varunamultimedia.com.
  10. Web site: Elephant House Super Hero - Sirasa TV . 2024-02-19 . sirasatv.lk.
  11. Web site: Api Nodanna Live – Sirasa TV . 2023-02-02 . en-US.
  12. Web site: Cook Pakshaya - Sirasa TV . 2023-12-09 . sirasatv.lk.